Pole Vaulter Mondo Duplantis is on a record-breaking spree. So far, he has broken the World Record (WR) five times, setting an unprecedented landmark in his young career. After he began his career with the World Youth Championships in 2015, Duplantis was dubbed the successor of legendary Sergey Bubka, the…
EUGENE, Ore., July 13 (Reuters) – American pole vaulter Sandi Morris has emerged from Olympic disaster with a new outlook on competition, ready to battle for gold as the World Athletics Championships kick off this week in Eugene, Oregon. The two-times world silver medallist experienced an athlete’s worst nightmare at…
University of Louisville redshirt senior Gabriela Leon went from relative unknown to national champion. Five years ago, the Grand Rapids, Mich., native was fresh out of high school and participating in the New Balance Championships when the Louisville coaching staff first saw her. Leon had played soccer for much for…
New Auburn’s Robey fifth in pole vault to become first Trojan state medalist since 2002 But once he got there, the New Auburn senior made sure to make the most of it.Robey tied with Bangor’s Sam Crenshaw for fifth place in the Division 3 pole vault on Friday afternoon with…
COLUMBUS — Indian Valley senior David Adams is coming back to Tuscarawas County as a pole vault champion. Adams vaulted 16 feet, 2 inches to eclipse his regional title effort as he claimed the Division II boys state pole vault title at the OHSAA track & field state championships held…
BUY MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE May has come to an end and many of you have participated in State Championships, NCAA Championships, and Diamond League meets are underway. It must be June! Schools out and the summer pole vault club season is underway. Some will travel to the Nike Outdoor nationals in…
Anthony Meacham felt like he had four or five good jumps in him on May 13 as he warmed up for the Class 2A boys pole vault competition at the UIL State Track and Field Championships. The Woodsboro senior needed only three to defend his title and end his record-breaking…
EUGENE, Ore. – Brynn Kleinke, 10, is the youngest person on press row. Kleinke is a photographer for Vaulter Magazine covering the Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field. READ MORE
LAKEWOOD — Broomfield’s Lilly Nichols has been competing long enough to know past success doesn’t guarantee anything in the present. Nichols’ wish for a repeat title came true on the first day of the state meet on Thursday, as her vault of 12 feet, 9 inches outlasted the competition. READ…
Kerry Seekamp remembers it well. Just a scrappy 12-year-old at Destin Middle School, every Sunday she’d get to share the pole vaulting pit alongside her idols, Niceville’s Maddy Kish and Kobe Babin. They were larger than life. They could clear monstrous heights. They, more than anything, represented all that Seekamp wanted for…